ARTICLES BY EMILY NEWTON

• Challenges In Repairing Leaking Pipes In Aging Urban Water Systems

  3/14/2025

  Worldwide, nations are tackling critical infrastructure. Many of these systems are reaching the end of their lifecycles, leading to pollution, water waste, and inefficiencies. Wastewater employees carry a monumental burden in retrofitting and upgrading these mechanisms at such immense scales. Fortunately, solutions are available to expedite the work and better citizens’ lives.

• 2025 Brings Focus On Critical Water Infrastructure Modernization

  12/13/2024

  Local municipalities' water workers will be working hard in 2025 to install infrastructure upgrades. Modernization is long overdue, and the consequence of holding onto the old is stalling the implementation of the new. How will cities and utility companies collaborate to ensure the coming year breathes new life into water infrastructure?

• How To Improve Data Accuracy For Better Decision-Making In Water Utilities

  11/11/2024

  Water utility professionals are in a constant battle to preserve quality while integrating new digital and tech strategies to improve facilities. Collecting, organizing, and leveraging data is one of the most trending operational shifts in modern water management. However, inaccuracies riddle the sector.
• Strategies For Enhancing pH Control Systems In Wastewater Treatment

  9/23/2024

  Managing pH in wastewater treatment is a crucial undertaking for water utilities. Solid contaminants often receive more attention, as they're more obvious threats, but sub-optimal pH levels can be dangerous, too.
• Is Your Current Excavator Up To The Challenge Of Modern Water Projects?

  9/6/2024

  Digging may seem rudimentary, but there are important factors to consider for improving costs and outcomes when renewing pipelines and other water infrastructure.
• Fortify Your Stormwater Systems For Hurricanes And Heavy Rain

  8/21/2024

  With many areas experiencing stronger and longer-lasting storms that bring significant rainfall, water infrastructure professionals must anticipate stormwater inundation events. How do hurricanes impact water systems, and what should people proactively do to mitigate the adverse effects?

• Why Reducing Inflow And Infiltration Is Crucial For Wastewater Health

  6/27/2024

  Inflow and infiltration (I&I) is an overlooked aspect of wastewater management. It is time the industry gives it the attention it deserves.

• Enhancing Water Infrastructure Resilience Against Seismic Activity

  4/17/2024

  Water and wastewater infrastructure is the backbone of communities, ensuring access to clean water and the safe treatment of waste critical for public health and environmental sustainability. However, seismic activity presents a formidable challenge to these systems. It risks widespread disruption, contamination, and service outages that can have immediate and long-term effects on a community's well-being and capabilities.
• How Much Energy Can Hydro Turbines In Water Pipes Generate?

  3/7/2024

  As interest grows, real-world examples of energy generated within water pipes is confirming the viability of this innovative practice.

• 6 Reasons Modern Water Treatment Relies On Smart Sensors

  12/19/2023

  Smart sensors for water treatment facilities are revolutionizing wastewater processing and clarification, leading to some amazing benefits. Modern water treatment has become a high-tech field as many facilities have begun adopting connected IoT sensors to monitor their equipment and water quality. Learn more about the benefits of these smart sensors and why they are an integral part of today's water treatment industry.

• What Benefits Do Variable Frequency Drives Offer For Pump Control?

  10/10/2023

  People working with water infrastructure or handling other industrial needs may choose variable frequency drives (VFDs) for better pump control options. This approach relies on a component that alters the frequency and voltage received by the pump motor, thereby changing its speed and torque. Here are some of the benefits of VFDs.

• Amazing And Reliable Insights Gathered From Dissolved Oxygen Sensors

  8/11/2023

  Dissolved oxygen sensor monitoring is critical to making wastewater plants run smoothly and within regulations. Here are some fascinating things people can learn by looking at data from these devices.

• How To Reduce VOC Emissions In Wastewater Treatment

  7/7/2023

  Adding to the typical worries of wastewater treatment operations, emissions from volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are the next frontier of pollution control.

• Infrastructure Upgrade: Expediting Lead Pipe Removal Protects Communities

  4/18/2023

  Assuring everyone has access to clean drinking water is essential. However, despite significant improvements in technology and public health across history, lead water pipes still pose a substantial threat to that goal. The extent of this issue has become more evident, and the push for lead pipe removal is accelerating.

• 7 Advanced Technologies To End The Clean Water Crisis

  3/20/2023

  Water is essential to human life — so much so that the United Nations suggests clean water access is a fundamental human right. The ultimate goal is for all countries to provide clean water to their citizens. Unfortunately, billions of people every year lack access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene.